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 Sheep Traits Genetic Correlations

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Environment Correlations:8
Genetic Correlations:104
Phenotypic Correlations:104

SpeciesTrait ATrait BCorrelationsTest statisticsCorrelation typeReference
SheepCFW TOPWT 0.03  Genetic
SheepCFW LMWT -0.04  Genetic
SheepCFW LMYP 0.20  Genetic
SheepCFW RNDWT 0.10  Genetic
SheepCFW LOINFW -0.20  Genetic
SheepCFW HLBW 0.16  Genetic
SheepCFW HCWT 0.02  Genetic
SheepCFW DRESSING -0.48  Genetic
SheepCFW LMW 0.05  Genetic
SheepCFW LMA 0.11  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT -0.17  Genetic
SheepCFW LMD -0.04  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.47  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT 0.05  Genetic
SheepCFW LMW -0.02  Genetic
SheepCFW DRESSING -0.33  Genetic
SheepCFW LMA 0.04  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT -0.11  Genetic
SheepCFW MPH 0.19  Genetic
SheepCFW MCOL -0.08  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.20  Genetic
SheepCFW CVFD 0.10  Genetic
SheepCFW ADG 0.28  Genetic
SheepCFW SL 0.60  Genetic
SheepCFW GFW 0.76  Genetic
SheepCFW MFDIAM -0.11  Genetic
SheepCFW FLYD 0.72  Genetic
SheepCFW ADG 0.15  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.15  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.31  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.30  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.54  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.54  Genetic
SheepCFW MCOL -0.09  Genetic
SheepCFW MCOL 0.01  Genetic
SheepCFW LMD 0.05  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT -0.26  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT -0.34  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT -0.22  Genetic
SheepCFW LMD -0.03  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT -0.17  Genetic
SheepCFW LMD -0.13  Genetic
SheepCFW LMD -0.37  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT -0.48  Genetic
SheepCFW FLYD 0.28  Genetic
SheepCFW MFDIAM 0.29  Genetic
SheepCFW GFW 0.89  Genetic
SheepCFW CVFD 0.01  Genetic
SheepCFW FDSD 0.16  Genetic
SheepCFW FLYD 0.32  Genetic
SheepCFW MFDIAM 0.10  Genetic
SheepCFW GFW 0.96  Genetic
SheepCFW CVFD -0.43  Genetic
SheepCFW FDSD -0.36  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.10  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.20  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.20  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.23  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.67  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.85  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.65  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.89  Genetic
SheepCFW FFERT -0.21  Genetic
SheepCFW OFSPN -0.11  Genetic
SheepCFW OFSPN 0.04  Genetic
SheepCFW OFSPN -0.26  Genetic
SheepCFW GFW 0.87  Genetic
SheepCFW SL 0.70  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT 0.07  Genetic
SheepBCS CFW 0.07  Genetic
SheepCFW MFDIAM 0.09  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.42  Genetic
SheepCFW LMA 0.16  Genetic
SheepCFW BCS -0.05  Genetic
SheepCFW MFDIAM 0.32  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.11  Genetic
SheepCFW BCS -0.13  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.08  Genetic
SheepCFW SL 0.45  Genetic
SheepCFW BCS -0.20  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.07  Genetic
SheepCFW GFW 0.93  Genetic
SheepBCS CFW 0.08  Genetic
SheepCFW BCS 0.20  Genetic
SheepCFW MFDIAM 0.27  Genetic
SheepCFW SCFT -0.26  Genetic
SheepCFW SL 0.31  Genetic
SheepCFW BW 0.25  Genetic
SheepMFDIAM CFW 0.34  Genetic
SheepCFW CFW 0.81  Genetic
SheepCFW GFW 0.79  Genetic
SheepBW CFW 0.46  Genetic
SheepCFW LMA -0.16  Genetic
SheepGFW CFW 0.71  Genetic
SheepCFW OFSPN -0.34  Genetic
SheepCFW TLWT -0.33  Genetic
SheepPREGRATE CFW -0.21  Genetic
SheepLAPOT CFW -0.21  Genetic
SheepCFW OFSPN -0.22  Genetic
SheepLAPOT CFW 0.12  Genetic
SheepTLWT CFW 0.24  Genetic
SheepPREGRATE CFW 0.11  Genetic
SheepOFSPN CFW 0.16  Genetic
SheepOFSPN CFW 0.09  Genetic
Query notes References
Greeff J C, Safari E, Fogarty N M, Hopkins D L, Brien F D, Atkins K D, Mortimer S I, van der Werf J H J (2008), Genetic parameters for carcass and meat quality traits and their relationships to liveweight and wool production in hogget Merino rams, Journal of animal breeding and genetics, 125 (3): 205-15.
Ramos Z, Garrick DJ, Blair HT, De Barbieri I, Ciappesoni G, Montossi F, Kenyon PR (2023), Genetic and phenotypic relationships between ewe reproductive performance and wool and growth traits in Uruguayan Ultrafine Merino sheep., Journal of animal science, 101:skad071.
Li WH, Li GY, Zhang J, Wang XJ, Zhang AW, Zhao JT, Wang LJ, Yang JF, Luo TZ, Shen KZ (2022), Estimates of (co)variance components and phenotypic and genetic parameters of growth traits and wool traits in Alpine Merino sheep, Journal of animal breeding and genetics, .
Safari E, Fogarty N M, Gilmour A R, Atkins K D, Mortimer S I, Swan A A, Brien F D, Greeff J C, van der Werf J H J (2007), Genetic correlations among and between wool, growth and reproduction traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal breeding and genetics , 124(2): 65-72.
Mortimer S I, Hatcher S, Fogarty N M, van der Werf J H J, Brown D J, Swan A A, Greeff J C, Refshauge G, Edwards J E Hocking, Gaunt G M (2017), Genetic parameters for wool traits, live weight, and ultrasound carcass traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal science, 95 (5): 1879-1891.
Mortimer S I, Hatcher S, Fogarty N M, van der Werf J H J, Brown D J, Swan A A, Jacob R H, Geesink G H, Hopkins D L, Edwards J E Hocking, Ponnampalam E N, Pearce K L, Pethick D W (2017), Genetic correlations between wool traits and carcass traits in Merino sheep, Journal of animal science, 95 (6): 2385-2398.

 

 

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